Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

If that’s you, be on the lookout for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

Now it’s time to create a PMO Business Case and start moving the needle from idea to reality. If you notice, I call it a PMO Business Case, not a PMO Charter. I don’t like the word “charter” when talking about creating PMO’s. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 30, 2023

The PMO Pilot Project. We test out PMO best practices and gather lessons learned. The PMO matures more quickly. When it’s time to establish and implement your PMO , conducting a pilot project should be part of the process. Here are some things to consider when running a PMO pilot project. Totally worth it!

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MPUG

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A few years ago, I was hired as a Project Management Office (PMO) consultant for a software products company. My assignment was to setup their PMO, implement best practices, and oversee projects for twelve months before handing over the setup to the client. Setting up a PMO is very challenging task.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

About the author: Project leadership expert Bryan Barrow works with Project Management Office (PMO) Managers, Project Directors and organizations that need to deliver more of their projects on time and within budget, so that they achieve their strategic objectives.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

This matrix has four different groups: High Influence High Interest e.g. Sponsor of Your Product High Influence Low Interest e.g. Governance such as Audit Low Influence High Interest e.g. Users Low Influence Low Interest e.g. People who want to know how things are going You will require a different engagement style for each group.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 20, 2019

Last week it was the fifth PMO Conference in London. With over 400 PMO practitioners from around the globe and over 20 sessions to choose from, there’s a lot to learn about where PMO is heading right now. Staying with the reporting theme, data analytics will be a game changer for the PMO in the coming years.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. In this article, we will learn about PMOs as organizational structures, about various types of PMOs, and about traditional roles within a PMO. PMO Definition. As noted in the definition, a PMO is an organizational structure. Types of PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

PMO Failure. We hear about PMO’s failing all the time. Stats on PMO failure rates are all over the map based on your definition of “failure.” What follows is a list of reasons PMO’s fail from my experience and what I’ve gathered from others. Sure, PMO leaders can blame sr.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. He needed to tell a story; what the PMO was doing to advance the company’s goals and the teams involved in making that happen.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Soma Bhattacharya is the blogger behind Stepping into PM , and an Agile consultant.

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Jez Lister

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I first came across the Project Management Office or PMO concept twenty-five years ago whilst working as a project manager for a large systems integrator. Most of my colleagues – myself included were initially unclear about the purpose of the PMO and assumed that we were all to be relocated to new offices. PMO as a Service Provider.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 8, 2018

Use this project status report template if your Project Management Office or governing body doesn’t have a standard template in place. If your PMO or governing body already has requirements in place, follow those. Identify which metrics are important to your stakeholders and governance bodies.

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Wrike

MAY 19, 2023

Scalability: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs” took place over three separate sessions, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers including: Carolyn Lum, Industry Principal for PMO at Wrike, is a strategic business transformation leader who has led large-scale projects, programs, and portfolios across industries.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

A Chief Projects Officer (CPO) is typically responsible for providing governance over an organisation’s internal projects – external, or customer facing projects can be also covered but that is entering a slightly different world – with a focus on: Ensuring all projects support the current strategic objectives. Reports to the executive team.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

Agile is moving beyond technology and is now widely used in financial services, government, and professional services companies. As an agile consultant and instructor, I am often asked, “I just received my Scrum Master certification, now what do I do?”. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

She is a passionate keynote speaker, author, and consultant known for her dynamic and engaging presence. He currently consults with Fortune 100 companies and is an Executive Director and part of the President’s Advisory Committee of The John Maxwell Team. Her latest book What’s Your Catalyst? What’s in it for me?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2021

“Design the project development approach based on the context of the project, its objectives, stakeholders, governance, and the environment using “just enough” process to achieve the desired outcome while maximizing value, managing cost, and enhancing speed.” ” PMBOK, pg.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Benchmarking is an excellent method to capture external best practices, possibly by using the project management office (PMO) or other internal organizations as the lead for external benchmarking activities. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness. Consultant and Trainer, International Institute for Learning, Inc.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Here are just a few examples: Government organizations – How can we be easier for citizens to work with? PMO Creating Hassle Maps of Its Stakeholders – PMO’s have the overall business units as stakeholders. Finally, a Hassle Map can be part of the process to monitor and adjust as required moving forward.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Project Management Office (PMO) An organization’s centralized office or department that oversees and supports all organizational project management efforts. Project Governance The framework and guidelines for decision-making, responsibility, and accountability within a project.

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EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. Where the list is long, this is work for the PMO or an ad hoc project-prioritization committee. Another difference is how project prioritizing is built into the company?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

We like to consider ourselves kind of a full stack consultancy in the sense that you know, obviously, you have to deal with the work surface levels and what the teams are doing but you know, how do you orchestrate teams across dependency boundaries? And he’ll come in and consult for you and customized model for you and do all those things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

He started his career as a project manager in 1997 and worked his way up through program manager and PMO manager to eventually head up large project departments in the private sector and government in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Colin joined us on one of the Rebel’s calls last year. Peter Taylor. Stenbeck, PMP.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I regularly provide project management advisory and Project Management Office (PMO) related consulting services to my clients. In addition to these, the project team might face constraints related to many other things, such as competitors, environment, technology, and government regulations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 31, 2016

I love Management of Portfolios (MoP), a book I co-authored which is the UK Government/AXELOS global best practice standard. Corporate Learning Managers and PMO Leaders are loving us because they can post a request for proposal (RFP) on CourseConductor.com and select the highest quality providers in a fraction of the time.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JUNE 8, 2021

“Our PMO is like riding a roller coaster where the safety bar meant to keep you from flying out works about 50% of the time…or less.” Fred has worked in the same PMO for five years. In those five years, he’s enjoyed four different PMO Managers! The PMO was created when a new CIO joined the company.

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Henny Portman

JUNE 25, 2022

The book PMO Services and Capabilities – Including an overview of AIPMO’s competence framework – Competences per PMO service – Techniques and tools per PMO service is written by Robert Joslin. Each organizational unit is unique, each organizational unit needs its own set of PMO services.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

The recent UK Government’s enquiry into the management of major projects was cut short by world events, but the interim report and oral evidence make for interesting reading. [1] And of course, for our projects and our organisations, we don’t have Governments to bail us out. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I was a PMO leader and one of our projects kicked off immediately after governance approved as it was deemed “urgent” One of the departmental managers was not present in the stakeholder kickoff but acknowledged getting the deck and had read it. Talk to your boss, governance group, or possibly HR.

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Planview

JANUARY 24, 2019

Customer/Partner Availability (An organization is an ecosystem, which includes customers, suppliers, consulting partners, and others. If these changes happen too frequently, however, it speaks to a need for governance process maturity, demand prioritization, and particularly a process that supports evaluating tradeoffs.).

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Each village has different governance and the ambiguity also contributed to the complexity of the situation. How can an organization or a PMO use the Seventh Edition to improve outcomes? Cyndi has over 20 years of experience leading international project teams, consulting, developing courses, and facilitating training.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

How could an Agile PMO function and does that even make sense in the first place? LeRoy Ward (PMP, PgMP, PfMP, CSM, CSPO) is IIL’s Executive Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and a recognized thought leader, consultant and adviser in project, program and portfolio management.

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